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(11) EP 3 498 025 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
19.06.2019 Bulletin 2019/25

(21) Application number: 17840157.6

(22) Date of filing: 08.08.2017
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04W 72/12(2009.01)
H04W 24/10(2009.01)
 H04W 72/04(2009.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2017/045951
(87) International publication number:
WO 2018/031575 (15.02.2018 Gazette 2018/07)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA MD

(30) Priority: 09.08.2016 US 201662372611 P
06.02.2017 US 201762455364 P

(71) Applicant: BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC
Idaho Falls, ID 83415 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • MORADI, Hussein
    Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401 (US)
  • FARHANG, Behrouz
    Salt Lake City, Utah 84124 (US)

(74) Representative: Elkington and Fife LLP 
Prospect House 8 Pembroke Road
Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR
Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR (GB)

   


(54) DEVICES, BASE STATIONS, AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING SCHEDULING REQUESTS VIA AN UNDERLAY CONTROL CHANNEL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM